Anyone recommend a nice Gin? Would like to get a nice one for xmas. Like the cork dry one hated the beefeater one. Would love to try the more local Irish ones. Anyone any recommendations that arent too pricey? Thanks

I have ever only tried gin when I was out in a bar and am always hearing my friends on about pink gin and prosecco so I bought them when on special this week. I don't drink spirits so am useless as knowing how much of each to put in. Is it one shot glass of gin and then a good dash of prosecco and then lemonade??

Autumngirl, you don't need to serve it in wide glasses :-) Its just an affectation that a lot of people have taken up - gin (like vodka) is a 'clean' spirit, it doesn't open up like, say, brandy (which warms in your hand - unlike gin, which is usually served chilled).

Thanks all for the suggestions. Was reluctant to spend too much so decided to get the Wild Burrow cork gin ffom Lidl. Opened it at wkend and its yummy but must say definitly stronger than the Cork dry gin I was used too!

I have the wide glasses!! Intrigued to know why you need to serve it in them though? And what would you add to it other than tonic?? As in lime/grapefruit/herbs/berries etc if you wanted to make it fancy??

I wanted to ask the same question as OP? Have tried a few gins out and about the last few months but of course cant remember what I liked or didnt like and want to buy a bottle to have in for the festive season! If I were to just buy one bottle to suit all tastes which is best then - will I go with Aldi's Boyle Gin with Fever Tree Tonic? Or is there something better ..... - have a supplement from dunnes saying which herbs etc to add to 4 different gins - Shepherds Purse, Gunpowder, Bombay Sapphire and Hendricks - can anybody describe to me what the differences are - ie more tart, more sweet etc??

Thanks all. Wow thecraic thats some combinations you make. I am bog standard g&t but i must have fresh lime in it otherwise i wont bother.Might try the lidl one.Laylah is the pink cork dry gin cherry flavour or something?Where do you get the fevertree tonic? I have been using the lidl one freeway tonic or schweppes. Hate the taste of the sugarfree/slimline tonics

I love gin, was never mad about the drumshambo gunpowder, there's too much going on in it.

Favorites in this house are Dingle gin- lovely with fevertree light and pink grapefruit rind. Hendricks with cucumber and plain tonicBoyle's from aldi is yum with apple and blackberries and a fevertree lightAlso always have a bottle of Bombay Saphire in the cupboard.

I've always liked gin and would agree that Cork Dry is a perfectly fine, standard gin. I've bought a good few of the hyped ones (The Botanist, Hendricks, Boyles etc) and have to say I don't think they are worth the extra money. They are perfectly fine just not worth 2 or 3 times a CDG.

I do like Tanqueray 10 (pricey) but the standard Tanqueray is probably a good middle ground between CDG and the T10.

Tanqueray 10, Dingle Gin and apparently the Aldi one is deadly. I love gin, I've always drunk it. From crappy Gordon's and a soggy lemon to great big fish bowls with yummy elderflower gin.....It's got serious notions about itself these days.Any half decent off license will point you in the right direction